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If you aren't talking essentials, such as diapers (whether cloth or disposable)....
my husband is a stay at home father so he says the bottle. he doesn't have the ability to feed the baby breastmilk or formula without the bottle.
for me it would have to be the carseat. It is illegal and fairly unsafe to ride with an infant out of a carseat. Other than that there isn't anything I have for the baby that couldn't be supplemented with something else.